Fodderstack Mountain
Fodderstack Mountain rises to 769 m in Tennessee. Thunderhead Mountain stands 1,685 m to the south, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Tremont Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.7 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 9.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31670680, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 768.951 m
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 14.3 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 20.0 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 20.1 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 10 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 15 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 16 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook #1 · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Spruce Flats Falls: 0.9 mi
- Meadow Branch Cascade: 1.5 mi
- Lynn Camp Falls: 2.4 mi
- White Oak Sinks Falls: 2.6 mi
- Meigs Falls: 2.7 mi
- Hornet Tree Top: 2.0 mi
- Chestnut Top Lead: 2.4 mi
- Chestnut Top: 2.6 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 2.9 mi
- Curry He Mountain: 3.6 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 3.8 mi
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 4.3 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 4.6 mi
- Ski Mountain Coaster: 9.2 mi
- Ober Mountain Coaster: 9.2 mi
- Mynatt Park: 11.3 mi
- Wear Farm City Park: 12.7 mi
- Patriot Park: 13.4 mi
- Amerine Park: 15.6 mi
- Mills Park: 15.7 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Emert Bluff: 6.5 mi
- East End: 12.8 mi
- Alum Cave: 14.2 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 4.2 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 11.3 mi
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: 11.4 mi
- Tree Art Chainsaw Carving: 11.5 mi
- The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum;The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum: 12.3 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 10.6 mi
- Fort Harry: 12.6 mi
- Patriot Park Patriot Missile: 13.4 mi
- Patriot Park Liberty Bell: 13.4 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 4.7 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 10.8 mi
- Greenbrier: 18.2 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 22.9 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 23.4 mi
- Baker Creek Preserve: 23.6 mi
- Bear: 12.3 mi
- Fish: 13.3 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 17.5 mi
- Veterans Statue: 17.7 mi
- Dolly Parton: 17.7 mi
- Elkmont: 6.7 mi
- Proctor: 11.3 mi
- Judson: 17.6 mi
- Calderwood: 18.8 mi
- Vista Gardens: 12.1 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 23.9 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 17.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Fodderstack Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderhead Mountain | S 186° | 1,685.16 m | 4.6 mi |
| Rocky Top | S 190° | 1,657.32 m | 4.9 mi |
| Blockhouse Mountain | S 187° | 1,650.92 m | 5.9 mi |
| Cold Spring Knob | SE 127° | 1,595.73 m | 6.3 mi |
| Brier Knob | SSE 167° | 1,591.05 m | 4.6 mi |
| Devils Race Patch | S 183° | 1,564.85 m | 5.3 mi |
| De Armond Bald | S 191° | 1,554.75 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mt. Squires | SSW 206° | 1,540.46 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:17 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Townsend 5S, 5 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1284543 — Fodderstack Mountain, Blount County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356802875
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